TRIBUTES have been paid to a 20-year-old man who died after his car collided with a taxi in Burnley.

Shane Maughan, of St Helens, Merseyside, was driving a silver Ford Mondeo which collided with a black cab on Manchester Road.

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Mr Maughan’s Mondeo was travelling down the hill from the Rossendale Road junction and the taxi was going up the hill before the crash occurred on November 7.

Two women and a second man, all from Burnley, also suffered serious injuries in the incident.

A family statement, said: “Shane will be sadly missed by his sisters, his brothers and his mum.

“He was a loving person, bubbly and full of life.

“He was the life and soul of the party and it will never be the same without him.

“Gone way before your time, we’ll remember you with your smile and we’ll remember you and smile.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting log number 81 of November 7.